Concord, New Hampshire
has been rated as the 9th Best Small City in the Nation in the 2nd Best State.
Also rated by "American Demographics" as the 4th wealthiest and the 9th best
"Micropolitan" Area in the United States..

Situated near the
geographical center of New Hampshire, Concord is the State Capital. Its schools,
medical facilities, and libraries, genealogical records, and historical sites are
abundant.

The City of Concord is the epitome of the New Hampshire nerve
Center as the State Capital. The 8 other towns closely surrounding it are
financially & politically tied to Concord.

Concord's influence also extends far beyond its borders.
NH Residents are keenly aware of the impact that Concord has on their daily existence.

Genealogically the facilities are
the finest that can be found. Ancestors from the adjacent towns, or the entire
State, are well represented in New Hampshire Historical Society records.

The political heart of the state, Concord began as a small unnamed trading post in 1659
along the Merrimack River.bend in the river named Penny Cook by the Indians was the site
in 1697 of Hannah Dustin's famous escape from Indian captors. She was kidnapped on a raid
of Haverhill, MA. Hannah Dustin scalped her sleeping captors and escaped.

Settlers increased in the region
and the land was granted in 1725 and named the Plantation of Penacook. In 1733, it became
the town of Rumford, and in 1765 Governor Wentworth granted the name Concord for the town.
Throughout the 1780's state government met in various locations in NH including
Concord. Its central location made it an ideal spot for permanent government and in 1808,
Concord became the capital. The State House was completed in 1819 and has since remained
the meeting site of the largest legislature in the United States.

Concord continued to grow and
become a trade center. Several industries sprang up and in later years Concord granite was
used to construct buildings throughout New England and the East This is the backdrop
for you to begin your genealogical research of your ancestors, and how this might be
accomplished.

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